proportional


Definition: Meaning of, proportional in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / prəˈpɔːʃ(ə)n(ə)l /

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  1. something that is proportional to something else is in the correct or most suitable relationship to it in size, amount, importance etc
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proportional used in phrases

  • proportional counter (noun)
    1. counter tube whose output pulse is proportional to number of ions produced
  • proportional counter tube (noun)
    1. counter tube whose output pulse is proportional to number of ions produced
  • proportional font (noun)
    1. any font whose different characters have different widths
  • proportional representation (noun)
    1. especially British English a system of voting in elections by which all political parties are represented in the government according to the number of votes they receive in the whole country
  • proportional sample (noun)
    1. statistics the population is divided into strata and a random sample is taken from each stratum
  • proportional sampling (noun)
    1. strata the population is divided into subpopulations and random samples are taken of each stratum
  • proportional tax (noun)
    1. any tax in which the rate is constant as the amount subject to taxation increases
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